Comments on: Twitter To-Do List to Make Twitter Useful Again http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/ Making Disciples :: Planting Churches Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:15:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Twitter Follower Manager http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15184 Twitter Follower Manager Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:46:16 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-15184 Most affiliate marketers who are making decent money these days are publishing Cost-Per-Action, or CPA ads. The reason for this marketers don't need to close high cost sales in order to get commission for a conversion. It's definitely the future of internet marketing! Most affiliate marketers who are making decent money these days are publishing Cost-Per-Action, or CPA ads. The reason for this marketers don’t need to close high cost sales in order to get commission for a conversion. It’s definitely the future of internet marketing!

]]> By: Everett Byrd http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Everett Byrd Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:31:16 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-499 I've never seen a theme like this, is it custom? I’ve never seen a theme like this, is it custom?

]]> By: Darren http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Darren Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:20:26 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-498 Great thoughts Nathan, I'm in an ongoing search to find ways to best use Twitter (personally and professionally) as well as ways to explain this meme to my clients who aren't sure if they want/need this or not. Very well written and thank you for sharing all of your thoughts with us! --Darren Great thoughts Nathan,

I’m in an ongoing search to find ways to best use Twitter (personally and professionally) as well as ways to explain this meme to my clients who aren’t sure if they want/need this or not.

Very well written and thank you for sharing all of your thoughts with us!

–Darren

]]> By: KattyBlackyard http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-497 KattyBlackyard Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:39:07 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-497 The article is usefull for me. I’ll be coming back to your blog. The article is usefull for me. I’ll be coming back to your blog.

]]> By: Jon Reid http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Jon Reid Wed, 27 May 2009 19:34:22 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-496 These are really helpful tips, and I will probably put many of them into practice. One personal tweak is that I do find value in following a handful of people who do not follow me back, simply because their tweets are so informative/challenging. But the big thing is to restore focus: Why am I doing this? How can it make me *better* at paying attention to people face-to-face? And your RT idea is *great*! These are really helpful tips, and I will probably put many of them into practice. One personal tweak is that I do find value in following a handful of people who do not follow me back, simply because their tweets are so informative/challenging. But the big thing is to restore focus: Why am I doing this? How can it make me *better* at paying attention to people face-to-face?

And your RT idea is *great*!

]]> By: Maria Kettleson Ande http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Maria Kettleson Ande Wed, 27 May 2009 15:02:35 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-495 I also really like the idea of "adding value" - especially in this economy where wasted time and money directly hurt others! Building a persona on twitter just for the sake of ego really is not adding value, is it?! I've been conscious these last few weeks of ways to steward my time better, and your posts and thoughts have helped, Nathan. I also really like the idea of "adding value" – especially in this economy where wasted time and money directly hurt others! Building a persona on twitter just for the sake of ego really is not adding value, is it?! I've been conscious these last few weeks of ways to steward my time better, and your posts and thoughts have helped, Nathan.

]]> By: Jeremy Hoover http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Jeremy Hoover Wed, 27 May 2009 08:59:17 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-494 This is a great idea! I really like your concept of adding value. Every time I come to this blog or learn that a new comment has been added I learn more and more! Thanks for a great blog, Nathan. This is a great idea! I really like your concept of adding value.

Every time I come to this blog or learn that a new comment has been added I learn more and more! Thanks for a great blog, Nathan.

]]> By: Nathan Creitz http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Nathan Creitz Wed, 27 May 2009 08:55:31 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-493 Thanks for all the comments so far. I will be replying to each of you individually as soon as I have a few spare minutes. Meanwhile, tell me what you think of this as new Twitter etiquette: Rather than sending a "Thanks for the RT's @soandso, @retweeter, @etc." I've decided to go to the profile of the person who Retweeted my post and find something on their profile that might be valuable to my network and RT'ing THEIR tweet. That says thanks much more forcefully AND it adds value to my own network because they get to benefit from it too. Thanks for all the comments so far. I will be replying to each of you individually as soon as I have a few spare minutes.

Meanwhile, tell me what you think of this as new Twitter etiquette: Rather than sending a "Thanks for the RT's @soandso, @retweeter, @etc." I've decided to go to the profile of the person who Retweeted my post and find something on their profile that might be valuable to my network and RT'ing THEIR tweet. That says thanks much more forcefully AND it adds value to my own network because they get to benefit from it too.

]]> By: Deidra Huff http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Deidra Huff Tue, 26 May 2009 21:44:02 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-492 Interesting article and food for thought as I'm entering this new world of Twitter. Thanks! Interesting article and food for thought as I'm entering this new world of Twitter.
Thanks!

]]> By: David McGovern http://churchethos.com/christian-thought/twitter-to-do-list-to-make-twitter-useful-again/comment-page-1/#comment-491 David McGovern Tue, 26 May 2009 18:28:09 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=806#comment-491 Hey Nathan, I thought that was an intriguing article; so much so that I even ReTweeted it. :) However, I'm not sure I agree 100% with the strict parameters for which Twitter usage should be limited to. I guess it varies person to person. For me, Facebook is my "general audience". I'm connected to roughly 1,000 people, and the ones I interact with the most are local church members, local student ministry members, old classmates, and my family. On Twitter, I intentionally keep my Twitter audience small (I protect my updates), and feel less filtered than on FB. For instance, I follow less than 100 people and have less than 200 followers, most of which are fellow student pastors, pastors, ministers & close friends involved in ministry & marketing. Because my audience is more intimate, I find myself being more random, and contrary to your assertions, I DO care what my friends are doing, where they're eating (I'm a foodie), what they're wearing, who they're talking to, and what they're thinking. Twitter in my context serves 3 key purposes: 1. It's a connection point for ministry friends that I normally wouldn't have a daily conversation with. Friends who don't live close to me, etc. 2. It's a creative communal where my network can instantly and consistently share ministry & marketing concepts in a relatively small, relatively safe environment. 3. It's transformed traditional blogging (which I was never effective at, or interested in) into a much more fluid, organic, and interactive conversation. I think this third point is key because it's where most people who were reared on traditional "journaling" blogs miss the point and don't understand the transformational value of Twitter. A traditional blog says "Here's my story, read all 12 paragraphs and leave your comment at the end". A micro-blog says "Here's what I'm thinking, join the conversation, and let's write the story together." In my network, organic works better. Anyway! Just thought I'd share my thoughts with you. Leave a comment at the end. LOL.Because of my love for Twitter, I have plans to use it in several worship contexts in my local student ministry. I'll keep you posted. Thanks Nathan! David McGovern Hey Nathan,

I thought that was an intriguing article; so much so that I even ReTweeted it. :)

However, I'm not sure I agree 100% with the strict parameters for which Twitter usage should be limited to.

I guess it varies person to person. For me, Facebook is my "general audience". I'm connected to roughly 1,000 people, and the ones I interact with the most are local church members, local student ministry members, old classmates, and my family.

On Twitter, I intentionally keep my Twitter audience small (I protect my updates), and feel less filtered than on FB. For instance, I follow less than 100 people and have less than 200 followers, most of which are fellow student pastors, pastors, ministers & close friends involved in ministry & marketing.

Because my audience is more intimate, I find myself being more random, and contrary to your assertions, I DO care what my friends are doing, where they're eating (I'm a foodie), what they're wearing, who they're talking to, and what they're thinking.

Twitter in my context serves 3 key purposes:

1. It's a connection point for ministry friends that I normally wouldn't have a daily conversation with. Friends who don't live close to me, etc.

2. It's a creative communal where my network can instantly and consistently share ministry & marketing concepts in a relatively small, relatively safe environment.

3. It's transformed traditional blogging (which I was never effective at, or interested in) into a much more fluid, organic, and interactive conversation. I think this third point is key because it's where most people who were reared on traditional "journaling" blogs miss the point and don't understand the transformational value of Twitter. A traditional blog says "Here's my story, read all 12 paragraphs and leave your comment at the end". A micro-blog says "Here's what I'm thinking, join the conversation, and let's write the story together." In my network, organic works better.

Anyway! Just thought I'd share my thoughts with you. Leave a comment at the end. LOL.Because of my love for Twitter, I have plans to use it in several worship contexts in my local student ministry. I'll keep you posted. Thanks Nathan!

David McGovern

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